American Idiot (20th anniversary deluxe edition)

~ Release by Green Day (see all versions of this release, 32 available)

Annotation

GRid: A10302B0007956094N

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-17 21:02 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: American Idiot

2▼Digital Media: B-Sides & Bonus Tracks
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	American Idiot (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) recorded at: 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19) live recording of: American Idiot (on 2005-03-19) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day publisher: Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)	4.35	4:18
2	Jesus of Suburbia (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) recorded at: 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19) live recording of: Jesus of Suburbia (on 2005-03-19) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day	3.65	9:22
3	Holiday (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) recorded at: 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19) live recording of: Holiday (on 2005-03-19) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day	3	4:34
4	Are We the Waiting (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) recorded at: 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19) live recording of: Are We the Waiting (on 2005-03-19) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day	2.5	3:19
5	St. Jimmy (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) recorded at: 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19) live recording of: St. Jimmy (on 2005-03-19) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day	4	2:58
6	Boulevard of Broken Dreams (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) recorded at: 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19) live recording of: Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day) (on 2005-03-19) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day	3.5	4:41
7	Favorite Son phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2004) recording of: Favorite Son lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day	3.5	2:06
8	Shoplifter engineer: Chris Dugan and Reto Peter producer: Green Day mixer: Tim James (US singer, songwriter and record producer) electric bass guitar [bass]: Mike Dirnt electric guitar [guitar] and lead vocals: Billie Joe Armstrong membranophone: Tré Cool background vocals [vocals]: Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2004) recording of: Shoplifter lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright III and Michael Ryan Pritchard publisher: Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)	2.5	1:49
9	Governator assistant engineer: Reto Peter engineer and mixer: Chris Dugan producer: Green Day drums (drum set): Tré Cool electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals: Mike Dirnt electric guitar [guitar]: Billie Joe Armstrong background vocals [vocals]: Billie Joe Armstrong and Tré Cool phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2004) recording of: Governator lyricist: Michael Ryan Pritchard composer: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright III and Michael Ryan Pritchard publisher: Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)	2	2:31
10	Too Much Too Soon engineer: Reto Peter producer: Green Day mixer: Tim James (US singer, songwriter and record producer) drums (drum set): Tré Cool electric bass guitar [bass]: Mike Dirnt electric guitar [guitar] and lead vocals: Billie Joe Armstrong background vocals [vocals]: Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2004) recording of: Too Much Too Soon lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright III and Michael Ryan Pritchard publisher: Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)	2.5	3:31
11	Are We the Waiting (live from VH1 Storytellers) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2004)		2:58
12	St. Jimmy (live from VH1 Storytellers) phonographic copyright (℗) by: MTV Networks, Inc. (in 2005) and Reprise Records (in 2005)	2	3:07
13	Give Me Novacaine (live from VH1 Storytellers) recording engineer: John Harris (live recording engineer) (on 2005-02-15) and Kevin Lemoine (on 2005-02-15) producer: Green Day mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge bass guitar and background vocals: Mike Dirnt (on 2005-02-15) drums (drum set): Tré Cool (on 2005-02-15) guitar: Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15) and Jason White (US guitarist for Green Day & Pinhead Gunpowder) (on 2005-02-15) piano: Jason Freese (on 2005-02-15) lead vocals: Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) live recording of: Give Me Novacaine (on 2005-02-15) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong composer: Green Day		3:36
14	Homecoming (live from VH1 Storytellers) recording engineer: John Harris (live recording engineer) (on 2005-02-15) and Kevin Lemoine (on 2005-02-15) producer: Green Day mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge acoustic guitar, piano and saxophone: Jason Freese (on 2005-02-15) bass guitar: Mike Dirnt (on 2005-02-15) drums (drum set): Tré Cool (on 2005-02-15) guitar: Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15) and Jason White (US guitarist for Green Day & Pinhead Gunpowder) (on 2005-02-15) timpani: Ron Blake (Timpani) (on 2005-02-15) background vocals: Ron Blake (Timpani) (on 2005-02-15), Mike Dirnt (on 2005-02-15), Jason Freese (on 2005-02-15) and Jason White (US guitarist for Green Day & Pinhead Gunpowder) (on 2005-02-15) lead vocals: Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2005) live recording of: Homecoming (on 2005-02-15) lyricist: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool composer: Green Day		9:25

3▶Digital Media: Demos

4▶Digital Media: Live Irving Plaza, NYC, Sept 21 2004

Credits

Release

distributed by:	Warner Music Group (holding company – file NO releases)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Reprise Records (in 2024)

purchase for download:	https://mora.jp/package/43000008/093624862703_L/ [info] https://mora.jp/package/43000008/093624862703/ [info] https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/66b7cdd363f38f5403a5b463 [info] https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/66b79bac63f38f5403a51aa4 [info] https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/66b79bae63f38f5403a51bcc [info] https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/american-idiot-green-day/vv15zf5bjg5ub [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/19ObsGobUuBr11M6ysFMug [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/650811191 [info]
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Release group

remixes:	American Edit by Dean Gray (one-time US/Australian mash-up collaboration, album “American Edit”)
associated singles/EPs:	American Idiot Boulevard of Broken Dreams Holiday Jesus of Suburbia Wake Me Up When September Ends
covers:	Folk Idiot by Billy Cobb Kerrang! Does American Idiot by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist) Vitamin String Quartet Performs Green Day's American Idiot by Vitamin String Quartet
parodies:	Equestrian Idiot by Plat Strat Green Hay: Equestrian Idiot by PrinceWhateverer, dBPony & MelodyBrony
included in:	21st Century Breakdown / American Idiot The Green Day Collection The Studio Albums 1990-2009

part of:

40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (2022-10-12) (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 68) (order: 36)
Grammy Award: Best Rock Album nominees (number: 2005 winner) (order: 55)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 190)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2005) (order: 213)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 225) (order: 225)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 248) (order: 248)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 248) (order: 248)

anniversary tours:

The Saviors Tour

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/33161 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Green-day/American-idiot [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3j3n [info]
other databases:	http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/24528 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/green_day/american_idiot/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000387172 [info]
Wikidata:	Q151714 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Greenday/American+idiot [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 093624862703
Format:: 4×Digital Media
Length:: 4:12:43

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Reprise Records

Release events

[Worldwide]
2024-10-25

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